Progress

Current status
under deliberation
14 Jun 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

14 Jun 2022
under deliberation

Announced investigation into Apple App Tracking Transparency Framework

On 14 June 2022, the German competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) announced the start of an investigation into Apple for alleged self-preferencing practices in its new "App Tracking Transparency Framework". While all applications on Apple's App s…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority